30 Rock: Final Season (Discussion, spoilers, etc.)

While I felt this season was not as good as previous ones, this closing batch of episodes quickly changed that. This is one of my all time favorite sit-coms and I'm going to be very sad to see it gone, but thank god it lasted seven years despite horrible ratings!

I'm hoping for more information on Kenneth being hundreds of years old in the finale, but they already gave a big answer to that in that episode this year when we met his parents...

We're less than a week away from the final episode and I'm sad. After Thursday we won't see these characters anymore and every week they are doing such a great job bringing closure to the series. The last few episodes have been some of 30 Rocks best as a series, and this last one was all kinds of fun and emotional. Having Kenneth being named president of NBC felt just right, and it was cool seeing Liz meet mini Tracy and Jenna for her children.

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This past episode actually felt like a series finale. Until I saw the preview for next week I started to think I'd just watched the final episode.

We're less than a week away from the final episode and I'm sad. After Thursday we won't see these characters anymore and every week they are doing such a great job bringing closure to the series. The last few episodes have been some of 30 Rocks best as a series, and this last one was all kinds of fun and emotional. Having Kenneth being named president of NBC felt just right, and it was cool seeing Liz meet mini Tracy and Jenna for her children.

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This past episode actually felt like a series finale. Until I saw the preview for next week I started to think I'd just watched the final episode.

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It almost seems like what we're getting this week will be like an epilogue. The last episode definitely felt like a series finale, but I'm glad we have at least an hour left.

We're less than a week away from the final episode and I'm sad. After Thursday we won't see these characters anymore and every week they are doing such a great job bringing closure to the series. The last few episodes have been some of 30 Rocks best as a series, and this last one was all kinds of fun and emotional. Having Kenneth being named president of NBC felt just right

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Jack predicted this early in Season One (although he was off by 2 years): "In five years we'll all either be working for him....or dead by his hand."

and it was cool seeing Liz meet mini Tracy and Jenna for her children.

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Yes, that was perfect.

I am very sad to see 30 Rock go. It is probably my favorite sitcom of all time. I'll miss everyone, especially Jack. He is just fantastic.

Lemon: "Why are you wearing a tux?"Jack: "It's after 6:00. What am I, a farmer?"

I've watched every episode of the show, but honestly I've always felt rather lukewarm about it. I think the reason is that so many of the jokes derive from contemporary pop culture references, a great deal of which I don't pay attention to / give a damn about, so a lot of it just flies right past me. Half the time a celebrity appears playing themselves, I have no clue who they are. 30 Rock is a show that is NOT going to age well. Mostly, I'm just glad it's ending so we have Community back on the air next week.

I've watched every episode of the show, but honestly I've always felt rather lukewarm about it. I think the reason is that so many of the jokes derive from contemporary pop culture references, a great deal of which I don't pay attention to / give a damn about, so a lot of it just flies right past me. Half the time a celebrity appears playing themselves, I have no clue who they are. 30 Rock is a show that is NOT going to age well. Mostly, I'm just glad it's ending so we have Community back on the air next week.

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I'm not sure if you like or watch Farscape, bu that seemed to have more pop culture references than 30 Rock did and I think FS has aged really well. If there's a show that doesn't have the replay value, I would think, it would be Family guy.

I've watched every episode of the show, but honestly I've always felt rather lukewarm about it. I think the reason is that so many of the jokes derive from contemporary pop culture references, a great deal of which I don't pay attention to / give a damn about, so a lot of it just flies right past me. Half the time a celebrity appears playing themselves, I have no clue who they are. 30 Rock is a show that is NOT going to age well. Mostly, I'm just glad it's ending so we have Community back on the air next week.

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I'm not sure if you like or watch Farscape, bu that seemed to have more pop culture references than 30 Rock did and I think FS has aged really well. If there's a show that doesn't have the replay value, I would think, it would be Family guy.

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And, yet, Family Guy seems to do very, very, well in rerurns so go figure.

As far as shows that didn't age well due to current references, I'd have to go with "Murphy Brown." Jokes about long out of office politicians don't hold up well in reruns.

It was terrific. I've watched the show's entire run and it's always made me laugh. The comedy was smartly written, and the dynamic between Jack and Liz was pitch perfect. The dynamic between Tracy and Jenna was hilarious, too.

It was terrific. I've watched the show's entire run and it's always made me laugh. The comedy was smartly written, and the dynamic between Jack and Liz was pitch perfect. The dynamic between Tracy and Jenna was hilarious, too.

As far as "special" 30 Rocks go, I thought the 100th and the live broadcasts were funnier. Still, it was a good episode and tied things up. I wouldn't have minded Hazel and Paul L'Astname appearing in the finale, but there was a lot going on.

The writing was about the best around. It did have some pop culture references, but it had to have some of that to satirize the entertainment business. SCTV and The Larry Sanders show did the same thing, and they are regarded as classics.

More importantly, the jokes generally didn't depend on getting the reference. Most of the humor came from its kind of bizarre worldview and very strongly defined characters. Probably my favorite comedy character ensemble since King of the Hill. I too will really miss this show.

It was terrific. I've watched the show's entire run and it's always made me laugh. The comedy was smartly written, and the dynamic between Jack and Liz was pitch perfect. The dynamic between Tracy and Jenna was hilarious, too.

Of course, I may miss Dr. Leo Spaceman most of all.

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Dr. Space Man!

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I loved Dr. Spaceman. He always had great lines.

"I've always said humans need more animal blood. It keeps the spine straight."